Police: Be on lookout for wanted man
Press release courtesy Eugene Police Department
Eugene Police are seeking Jacob Steven Lucas, who is wanted on charges of Menacing with a knife, Methamphetamine Possession, and Criminal Trespass 2; police also have probable cause to arrest Lucas on four counts of theft.
In the theft cases, Lucas is suspected of knocking on the doors to residences in the Eugene area and requesting help such as to use the bathroom or phone. In many cases the victims of these crimes have been younger adults, elderly persons, foreign students or other vulnerable people. In one of the cases, two college-age students allowed him to use their phone, wash his clothing and drove him around. He eventually stole laptops, cameras and other items from them.
Lucas is described as a white male, age 28, 5'7" tall, 155 pounds, with blond or strawberry colored hair, and blue eyes. He has multiple tattoos, including one of a court jester on his back, a ribbon with arrow on his chest, lion on his right shoulder, a sleeve tattoo on his right arm, and tattoos on his left and right arm.
Police would like to remind everyone of the dangers of letting strangers into your home. If someone knocks on your door, do not open the door unless that person is legitimate and has real business to conduct. You can collect information about them before opening the door and either tell them you are not interested and end the conversation, or you can call the business they represent and find out for yourself if they are legitimate
